CVE-2017-12814

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: September 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long environment variable.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051